The entire group flurried into activity and swiftly searched through the rooms in teams of two or three.
The sound of doors being kicked open rang in succession as several rooms were opened. An intense smell of blood immediately assaulted their senses, causing everyone to involuntarily hold their breath.
âSenior Sister Xu, come and take a look. Quick.â Yu Gui held her hand over her nose and stared at one of the rooms with shock.
Xu Shanshan and Xue Xiao hastened over. There were 10-20 women and children tied inside the room. Their eyes were out of focus and everyone had a ball of something stuffed in their mouth so that they could not make any noise.
The childâs face was exceptionally icy. She stepped across the floor of zombies and slowly walked to the townspeople. âAre you still unwilling to speak the truth at a time like this?â
Ah-Jin was completely befuddled, but he continued to tightly hold the two children. He turned to look at a short and small woman who was crying with her head lowered. âAh-Qing, tell me. Whatâs going on? Why did you lock Granny Wang and them inside a room?â
âWhat were you doing???â Ah-Jin urgently asked while his arms tightly locked around the two cowering children.
The woman who had been sobbing suddenly stopped her irritating crying after hearing Ah-Jinâs inquiries. She slowly, slowly looked up.
Her eyes, which had very deep dark circles, slightly narrowed, and she aloofly looked at Ah-Jin. Seeing this expression appear on his perpetually virtuous wife sent him into shock.
Ah-Qing suddenly sprang toward Ah-Jin and lifted her hand like she wanted to slap him.
However, before her hand could touch Ah-Jin, it was flung away by a jolting flash of mystic energy.
Ah-Qing landed heavily on the ground and groaned painfully as she clutched her nearly broken hand.
âWhy did you attack her?â Ah-Jin emotionally whipped his head around to angrily glare at Qiao Mu. He shouted angrily, âAh-Qing is just a normal woman. As a formidable mystic cultivator, donât you feel ashamed when you attack a normal person?â
âNo,â Qiao Mu coolly responded.
âYou!â Ah-Jinâs eyes were round with anger.
âShut up!â Xue Xiao impatiently shouted and pointed her sword toward Ah-Jin. âIf you want to die, then Iâll do as you wish! Donât endanger our other teammates!â
âXiaoxiao.â Xu Shanshan calmly pressed down on Xue Xiaoâs arm and looked at Ah-Jin with a frown. âThis whole time, I had thought you were a good teammate, but now, I must say that youâve greatly disappointed us.â
Duan Yue dished out a wave of silver light and cut open Ah-Qingâs arm before dryly glancing at Ah-Jin. âTake a clear look at her arm. If you were scratched by her earlier, you would quickly enter their ranks.â
âLittle Junior Sister saved you, yet you have the guts to insult her? Youâve supposedly trained outside for so many years, but you havenât grown wiser with your years! How could you still be so naive? I truly donât know what youâve learned from your many years of training.â Duan Yue glanced at the dumb as a wooden chicken Ah-Jin again.
Ah-Qingâs arm was already a bit darkened, and her fingers and joints were abnormally twisted. Soon, her nails would sharpen, and she would become a level-two zombie after the incubation period passed.
Ah-Jin looked at his kind and virtuous wife with indescribable shock. Suddenly, he looked up and painfully howled, âWhy did this happen?!â
âArenât you ashamed to ask me that?â Ah-Qing clutched her arm and staggeringly stood up, her eyes spitting furious fire as she fiercely glared at Ah-Jin.